The Witch Compass: Working with the Winds in Traditional Witchcraft

by Ian Chambers, Griffin Ced (Foreword)

Experience the Witch Your Vehicle, Map, and Destination

Explore the compass of the eight winds, a magical circle at the heart of Traditional Witchcraft. More than a tool for protection or raising power, this framework provides the ritual means to traverse the worlds and a mythic landscape that can be accessed at any point in time and space. Traditional Witch Ian Chambers teaches how the Witch Compass represents an entire worldview, a cosmological map, and a method for magic and revelation. He helps you develop your own compass and use it for divination, spirit work, and practical sorcery. This book shows you the world through the lens of your Witch Compass and reveals the many realms and spirits available to you.

Genres: Witchcraft, Spirituality, Occult

272 pages, Paperback

Published August 8, 2022

Reviews

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing. This is a must read for anyone interested in traditional witchcraft. It is well researched and presented in a way that is beginner friendly but it is not necessarily a beginner book which I love. The witch compass is a whole cosmological map and it was really interesting to learn how to create your own.

[Kenneth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read a few books on Traditional Witchcraft lately, and felt like they were holding back some details, some depth. Like, you aren't supposed to share some of that material? This book fills in those gaps, and gives you a ton of exercises, while being light on the nuts and bolts of ritual. A very good companion for Kelden's The Crooked Path and Orpello and Maguire's Besom, Stang and Sword.

[Chelsea Barber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ian Chambers has written one of the more intellectually satisfying treatments of Traditional Witchcraft I've encountered in recent years. His exploration of the Witch Compass and its eight winds demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of magical cosmology, particularly the relationship between sacred geography, spirit contact, and the ritual construction of reality. I especially appreciate his treatment of the Four Kings and the Wind Gods, along with his discussion of treading the mill, which gives the material a depth frequently absent from contemporary writing on the Craft. The progression from historical and cosmological considerations into exercises involving mythic landscapes, daily adorations, and the laying of the compass is exceptionally well conceived. Chambers understands that a magical worldview must ultimately be inhabited and experienced, and his approach provides readers with the means to develop one through sustained practice. There is considerable substance here for practitioners willing to engage with the material beyond an intellectual level. I also appreciate that he encourages readers to discover their own mythic relationships rather than merely reproduce his. This is the kind of serious, imaginative, and thoroughly considered witchcraft literature I wish we saw more often.

[Marco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ian Chambers accomplished the unthinkable: he wrote a book on witchcraft that captivated me from the first page to the last. Definitely recommend!

[Mitchell · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good overview, albeit one that is a bit overly broad in terms of scope.